Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Hello, everyone! Today we are looking back at the awesome August Mid-Month release from Our Daily Bread designs! To see more gorgeous samples, check out the ODBD Blog, or better yet, visit my designer sisters' blogs below:

Here are all of the products from Our Daily Bread designs used in my two samples for today:

My first project is a 6x6 scrapbook page which was built around this awesome photo from my mom and step-dad's vacation to the Alabama shore. When I first saw the new 'By the Sea' stamp set with the cool pelican, I immediately thought of this photo! The background scene is a piece of designer paper from the ODBD By The Shore Paper Collection; the edges were distressed, torn, and inked, then pieces of a recycled onion bag were tucked between the layers and under the photo panel. The photo and sentiment panel were both cut with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set; the letters were cut with the ODBD Custom Alphabet Dies and numbers cut with the ODBD Custom Numbers Dies.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Hi, everyone! This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Mary Deatherage aka Stamps-n-lingers (what a fun username!)....congrats, Mary!!! I chose this beautiful card to re-create since I LOVE to mask and sponge backgrounds! I used the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set to cut both my main panel and the mask over which I sponged the olive and blue ink. Once the sponging was done, I taped down the same die and embossed with it to create the pierced border. The wildflower silhouette and sentiment are from the 'Miss You' set, also by Our Daily Bread designs. This is a 'thinking of you' card for my sister's father-in-law who sadly is in hospice care.

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Happy Saturday, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge is to create a project based on one of the delicious items from Harry and David....I chose these fun cake pops as inspiration to create this birthday card for my nephew. I loved the cake pop cones and fun sprinkles, so I created an ice cream cone which looked the same. This fun set from North Coast Creations is called 'What's the Scoop?'. The cone was stamped on caramel cardstock; the ice cream scoop was stamped on dark brown cardstock, cut out, covered in Glossy Accents, then beads were sprinkled over the top to mimic the cake pops. The designer paper is from the ODBD Birthday Bash Paper Collection.

Here is a view of the inside, with the continued message. Since the 'Hope' word die was used on the front, the word 'Hope' from the stamp was masked so that only the 2nd and 3rd line would appear. The tiny anchor at the bottom is from the 'Anchor the Soul' set.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Hi, everyone! Welcome to a special Mid-Month Release from Our Daily Bread designs!!! The team is super excited about this entire release and we know that you will love it as well.....see the entire mid-month release HERE. If you'd like a chance to win some goodies, follow the instructions below:

Prize Information:

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until August 18, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on August 19th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Monday, August 8, 2016

Hi, everyone! I was unable to complete all of the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges last week at Splitcoast, but here is my last group of cards to share before the time limit expires. The four cards below were stamped with an actual celery leaf.....I loved the first card so much that I made three more with different colors and different messages. For each card, I used a different leaf from the celery plant.....after inking and 'stamping' multiple times, the leaf will get a little wilted. All four will be submitted to the DTGD16Cook22 challenge.

For the first card, I used a light purple (Almost Amethyst) ink and matching cardstock. The die-cut word and sentiment are from the 'Many Blessings' Stamp/Die Duos set by Our Daily Bread designs.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Hi, everyone! Happy Saturday! My card today combines this week's Inspiration Challenge plus a couple of Dare To Get Dirty Challenges as well. The Inspiration Challenge is to choose a photo from the Plaster Art Pinterest Board.....I fell in love with this work of art...the white flowers against the gray background is super striking! To match the wall, I chose Stampin Up's Basic Gray cardstock, one of my fave shades! The Lilac Single from Our Daily Bread designs was heat-embossed in white on a gray panel which was cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies. The larger gray panel was pierced around the edges to coordinate with the die cut. The ODBD Custom Trellis Strip Die was cut with white, stenciled in gray, cut down the center, and used for a border strip on each side of the card. The scripture from the 'Porch' set was stamped in gray on white, then trimmed to layer over the image panel. Three tiny pearls were added for an embellishment.

Monday, August 1, 2016

Hi, everyone! I made four more cards today for the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges at Splitcoast. Once my workweek starts, I'm not sure how many I will be able to squeeze in....it will be a mad dash to the finish next weekend for sure!!

My first card is for the DTGD16ohmypaper! challenge. The wild rose image from 'Fragrance' (by Our Daily Bread designs) was stamped in brown dye ink onto water-color paper. Cataloupe and light green were dotted in a few spots, then using a paintbrush and water, the brown was pulled into the image to create a vintage look. The leaves and flower centers were blended as well. The ODBD Custom Layered Lacey Squares Die was cut for a pretty mat. I used an air-art took to add speckles, plus matching baker's twine and brown pearls were used for embellishments.

My second card is for the DGTD16justwritedesigns challenge. The sand dollar from 'Ocean Treasures' (by Our Daily Bread design) was stamped on white, cut out, then water-colored with blush and kraft. The background was sponged and the sand was made by tearing and sponging kraft cardstock. Once the layers of the scene were put together, I used the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies set to finish the scene.

My next card was made for the DTGD16vdutchr challenge. This 'Pickles' set by Our Daily Bread designs makes me giggle every time I use it! I love this punny sentiment!! The two pickle images were stamped onto the panel which was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies. The pickles were colored with markers and then yellow ink was sponged on the white spaces. The sentiment was cut out with the ODBD Custom Stitched Ovals Dies.

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I am a Christian, daughter, sister, and wife....very happily married for 25 years to my very best friend, who is so supportive of anything I do! I work full time in accounts receivable and collections, and have a home-based business in which I help others with essential oils and all-natural products. I am also blessed to be a designer for Our Daily Bread Designs, who carries the most awesome Christian-based stamps! I also write the Customer Card of the Day post for the Our Daily Bread designs Blog, plus work at stamp shows in their booth occasionally.